OUR HOUSE
MADNESS
SONGWRITERS: CHRIS J. FOREMAN & CARL CHAS SMASH SMYTH
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: MADNESS
LABEL: GEFFEN RECORDS
GENRE: POP MUSIC
YEAR: 1983

Madness is a self-titled compilation album by the British ska/pop band. It was issued primarily for the North American market in order to capitalise on the top 10 success in the United States of their hit single "Our House" from the 1982 album Madness Presents the Rise & Fall, which had not been available there.
Rolling Stone's J. D. Considine gave the album a rave review, saying that it introduced the best tracks from Madness's earlier albums to an American audience, while leaving out any songs with insular British cultural references. He praised the uniquely British "economy and wit" of the melodies and the sobering lyrics, remarking that "Madness offers up all of the clichés of traditional British entertainment - but with a twist, revealing the hard realities behind the soothing illusions."
Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house it has a crowd
There's always something happening
And it's usually quite loud
Our mum she's so house-proud
Nothing ever slows her down
And a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...
Something tells you that you've got to get away from it

Father gets up late for work
Mother has to iron his shirt
Then she sends the kids to school
Sees them off with a small kiss
She's the one they're going to miss
In lots of ways

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

I remember way back then when everything was true and when
We would have such a very good time such a fine time
Such a happy time
And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away
Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers

Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, was our castle and our keep
Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, that was where we used to sleep
Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our street.
THE GENTLE RAIN
MARY JUANE CLAIR
SONGWRITERS: LUIZ BONFÁ & MATT DUBEY
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE GENTLE RAIN
LABEL: MARY JUANE CLAIR
GENRE: JAZZ
YEAR: 2014

Mary Juane Clair is a jazz singer, studio pianist and keyboardist. Before becoming a professional jazz performer, she studied to become a music theorist at the fine music academy. While in academy she was also studying piano.
At an early age Mary was discovered for having a beautiful singing voice. When she realized her passion for jazz music, she became fascinated with many jazz performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and George Sheering.
Her interpretations of the jazz music she performs are deeply expressive and poetic. Thanks to her vocal flexibility, and the ability to compose her own vocal and piano arrangements Mary Juane Clair is able to create her own unique style in her performances.
"The Gentle Rain" ("Chuva Delicada") is a 1965 bossa nova composition by Luiz Bonfá, with lyrics by Matt Dubey. Originally written in A minor key and 4/4 time, this song was first released as part of the motion picture soundtrack of the 1966 film The Gentle Rain of the North-American director Burt Balaban. The music of the film was a collaboration of Luiz Bonfá as a composer and Eumir Deodato as orchestra arranger and director. It has become a jazz standard recorded instrumental in MANY albums.
We both are lost and alone in the world
Walk with me in the gentle rain
Don't be afraid, I've a hand for your hand
and I will be your love for a while

I feel your tears as they fall on my cheek
They are warm like the gentle rain
Come little one you have me in the world
and our love will be sweet
Very sweet

Come little one, you got me in the world
and our love will be sweet
Very sweet, very sad
Like the gentle rain
Like the gentle rain.
SVAG
VICTOR LEKSELL
SONGWRITERS: CARL SILVERGRAN; FELIX FLYGARE FLODERER; KEVIN HOGDAHL; NIKLAS CARSON MATTSON & VICTOR LEKSELL.
COUNTRY: NORWAY
ALBUM: SVAG
LABEL: SONY MUSIC
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 2020

Victor Leksell (born 4 April 1997) is a Swedish singer from Torslanda. Since his first releases in 2018, his most successful single was released in 2020, called "Svag". The song peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart and it was also certified 3x platinum in the country. On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, Fånga mig när jag faller. It debuted atop the Swedish Albums Chart.
Leksell participated in Idol 2017 where he made it to the Top 21 and qualifying week before being voted off. In 2018, he released the song "Tappat" which received over 5 million streams on Spotify. As of February 2020, the song has amassed over 25 million streams. His fifth single "Svag" peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart, thus becoming Leksell's first single to reach that position. He released the song a few weeks after performing it at Musikhjälpen in 2019. The song held the number one spot for seven consecutive weeks, from week four to week eleven, being replaced by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" in the latter week. However, "Svag" returned to number one on the chart in week 12 and stayed there for one week. On 3 May 2020, the song also placed at number one on Sveriges Radio's chart Svensktoppen. The song was subsequently certified 3x platinum in Sweden. It also peaked at number one on the Norwegian chart. He released his sixth single in March 2020, "Fantasi", which peaked at number seven on the Swedish Singles Chart.
On 10 April 2020, Leksell, Molly Sandén and Joakim Berg released a cover of Kent's song "Sverige" and all of its revenue will go to Radiohjälpen's fundraising for the COVID-19 risk groups in Sweden. The song peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Leksell subsequently performed at the SVT live-show En kväll tillsammans on 11 April 2020, in support of the fundraising. In May 2020, Leksell performed the song "Svag" together with Norwegian singer Astrid S at the border between Norway and Sweden. He will also perform at the Swedish festival "Amaze" on 25 July 2020.
On 17 June 2020, Leksell released his debut studio album, titled Fånga mig när jag faller. The album contains the previously released singles "Vart du sover", "Tappat", "Allt för mig", "Klär av dig", "Svag" and "Fantasi". The album debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart.
Visa dem hur stark du är
Låt dem aldrig se dig fälla tårar
Det är så jag växte upp
Var bara en man och ta det
Allting är okej om någon frågar
Det är så det vart för mig

Och jag kan lyfta flera tusen kilo
Och jag kan ta mig över hav och land
Kan göra nästan allt de ber om

Men jag kan inte va i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör, det gör mig svag

Våga släppa taget nu
Sluta vara rädd för att bli sårad
Det är så det måste va
Det är väl bara så det är
Kan ändå inte fatta det
För jag kan göra nästan allt de ber om

Men jag kan inte va i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör, det gör mig svag

Aldrig våga visa mig svag
Men med dig blir det en annan sak
Med dig finns inget annat val
Med dig så vill jag vara svag

Nu vill jag bara vara i samma rum som dig
Och jag vågar tappa andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Vill jag ba att tiden stannar

Men jag kan inte vara i samma rum som dig
Utan att jag tappar andan
Och varje gång du ser på mig
Känns som att mitt hjärta stannar
Försöker spela svår och stå emot
Men du river mina murar
Jag vet inte vad du gör
Men allting som du gör det gör mig svag.
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
RAY CHARLES
SONGWRITERS: JIMMIE DAVIS & CHARLES MITCHELL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
LABEL: ABC RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1962

"You Are My Sunshine" is a song popularized by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchellin 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana because of its association with Davis, a country music singer and governor of the state in the years 1944–1948 and 1960–1964.
The song has been recorded numerous times — so often, in fact, that it is "one of the most commercially programmed numbers in American popular music." The song, originally country music, has "virtually lost" its original country music identity, and "represent both the national flowering of country music and its eventual absorption into the mainstream of American popular culture." In 1941, it was recorded by Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Mississippi John Hurt, Wayne King and Lawrence Welk. The versions by Autry, Crosby, and King reached the US charts of the day.
In subsequent years, it was recorded by Doris Day (1951), Nat King Cole (1955), The Marcels (1961), Ray Charles (1962), Ike & Tina Turner, The Rivingtons (1962), Andy Williams (1963), Burl Ives (1968), Frank Turner, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Anne Murray (1979), Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Brian Wilson, Mouse and the Traps, Gene Vincent, Jamey Johnson, Low, Mose Allison, Bryan Ferry, Carly Simon, Papa Winnie (1989), Madeline Eastman, Yusuf Islam, Copeland, Johnny and the Hurricanes, and Barbra Lica (2012), amongst many others.
The 1940 version by Davis was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress on March 21, 2013, for long-term preservation.
Virginia Shehee, a long-time Davis family friend and member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 1980, introduced legislation to make "You Are My Sunshine" the official state song
You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart
I feel like this is the beginning

Though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
And I know that this must be heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?

You are the sunshine of my life, yeah
That's why I'll always stay around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

Love has joined us
Love has joined us
Let's think sweet love.